Judicial nominators had a great job

5:06 AM,
Apr. 28, 2013

Written by

Barry Ward

"Damn." A one-word email from Miles Burdine to his fellow Judicial Nominating Commission members summed up our collective response to the Tennessee General Assembly's failure to extend the life of the commission on April 19.

Miles is from Kingsport, served four tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, and is an integral part of the tapestry of people who served on this commission.

You see, this wasn't just any commission, and it wasn't just any group of individuals who comprised it. If you lived in Tazewell or Johnson City, Shelbyville or Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga or Knoxville, this ...